Object Number | B14477 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq |
Period | Assyrian |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Chalcedony |
Description | PBS XIV: A four winged hero like Bel-Marduk scimitar in hand seizes by the leg a deer with head turned back. The god has the usual frigned shawl opened in front to let pass the bare leg. The head has been broken off the seal. A Sabaean – Minean (?) – inscription seems to mention the divine name of Allat. The writing resembles closely the Palmyra inscriptions. Cyl. seal. Chalcedony, 27 x 13 mm. MS Coll. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | PBS XIV: 624 - Other Number | 1696 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1696 - Old Museum Number | P269443 - CDLI Number |
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